In an attempt to cool down during the heatwave that has taken over two-thirds of the country, all Saturday was spent at the movie theater watching Toy Story 4 and the new Iive-action Lion King movie on IMAX. Toy Story 4 picked up where Toy Story 3 left off and ...
How Realistic Can Animation Be Before It is Not Considered Animation?
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 22, 2019On Belief
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 20, 2019
So I watched Hacksaw Ridge the other day (okay it was yesterday) and it was impressive.
Not so much as a movie (though that was quite decent) but the story. The story was amazing.
It's about a man named Desmond Doss who enlists in the army during WWII to ...
QUACKCAST 435 - Spinoffs!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 16, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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We're discussing spin-offs in this one.
Why do them? There are many very different reasons for doing a spin-off as opposed to a sequel, prequel or ...
Getting Inspiration
Tantz_Aerine at 2:14AM, July 13, 2019
Inspiration is a flighty and whimsical thing. We don't know when we'll get it and sometimes we never do when we need it. Even others, we get it when we least need it, or when we can't use it. Or when we're sleeping, and lose it ...
Whitewashing, Blackwashing and all that Jazz
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 6, 2019
So by now, anyone who is on Twitter (and possibly other social media I dare not touch) is aware of this whole kerfuffle over the newest Disney live action remake, which happens to be The Little Mermaid. It has been announced that Ariel will be played by an actress who ...
QUACKCAST 433 - everyone is a beginner
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 2, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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Today we chat about a furore on Twitter focussing on a artist who made a tutorial about the differences between the line work of beginners and advanced ...
Beginner offense
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 29, 2019
I've mentioned before in other articles how Twitter, and often comics/art Twitter especially, can be a total dumpster fire with flame wars erupting every two hours or so.
There have been many analyses on why this is happening, from efforts of established comic creators to gatekeep the field ...
What would you do in a year? (pt 2)
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 28, 2019
Last week, I posted an article about what you would do in a year if all your financial obligations were looked after and you could dedicate your time to making comics. We also opened this question up to the #quackchat on Twitter. So here are some of the responses we ...
When Life Imitates Mythology
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 24, 2019
The Sleeping Satyr, the Barberini Faun
Last night, a distressed friend contacted me after a rather dreadful experience. She had just been on the most awkward dinner date with a man she thought was a gentleman based on his good looks and charm, but he turned out to be the ...